Category: Maritime

Seaport Terminal Operators List Challenges, Proffer Solutions
June 22, 2021 No Responses

Seaport Terminal Operators List Challenges, Proffer Solutions

Dilapidated access roads, poor traffic management and manual examination of cargo by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) remain some of the major challenges facing port operations in the country, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), declared on Monday.   STOAN spokesman,...
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Rain Of Tributes As Hassan Bello Bows Out OF Shippers Council
June 19, 2021 No Responses

Rain Of Tributes As Hassan Bello Bows Out OF Shippers Council

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Key stakeholders in the maritime sector, staff, professional colleagues and well-wishers on Friday commended the immediate past Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, for his...
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NIMASA Unveils Campaign To End War Risk Insurance On Nigerian Bound Cargoes.
June 18, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Unveils Campaign To End War Risk Insurance On Nigerian Bound Cargoes.

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has expressed worry over the persisting War Risk Insurance on Nigerian bound cargoes, calling for its removal.   This came as it has been disclosed t...
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Hassan Bello Urges Shippers Association To Speak With One Voice
June 16, 2021 No Responses

Hassan Bello Urges Shippers Association To Speak With One Voice

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com  — The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Tuesday urged the National Shippers Association of Nigeria (NASAN) to speak with one voice as part of measures to boost its bargaining power nationally and internationally.&nbsp...
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Nigeria Partners Ghana On Maritime Security, Others
June 12, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Partners Ghana On Maritime Security, Others

The Nigerian navy and its Ghanaian counterpart, on Friday, in Abuja, agreed to partner to secure the maritime domains of their two countries against piracy and other criminal activities.  Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gam...
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COSCO Mulls Acquisition Of Container Terminal
June 11, 2021 No Responses

COSCO Mulls Acquisition Of Container Terminal

Hong Kong-based COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has revealed that  it started negotiations with German container terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to potentially acquire a minority stake in HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT)....
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Buhari Inaugurates New Maritime Security Assets, Secures Ten Convictions
June 11, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Inaugurates New Maritime Security Assets, Secures Ten Convictions

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Federal Government has secured 10 convictions for various maritime offences since the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Act was signed into law in June 2019.  President Muhammadu Buhari disclo...
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ANLCA Faults CBN On Increase In Cargo Clearance Exchange Rate
June 10, 2021 No Responses

ANLCA Faults CBN On Increase In Cargo Clearance Exchange Rate

The increase of customs exchange rate for cargo clearance by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is coming at a wrong time, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA) has said.   The Chairman of Tincan Island Chapter of ANLCA, Mr.....
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CMA CGM Records $10.7 b Revenue In Q1
June 8, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Records $10.7 b Revenue In Q1

French container shipping major CMA CGM closed the first quarter of this year with strong earnings growth.  The company’s net income increased to $2.1 billion in Q1 2021 from $48 million seen in Q1 2020.  EBITDA came in at $3.2...
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Buhari To Unveil Deep Blue Project In Lagos
June 5, 2021 No Responses

Buhari To Unveil Deep Blue Project In Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, will on Thursday, June 10, in Lagos perform the official launch of the assets under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also known as the Deep Blue Project.   Preparatory to the ...
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Shippers’ Council Visits Seaport Terminals As Operators Lament Poor Access Roads
June 3, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Visits Seaport Terminals As Operators Lament Poor Access Roads

Seaport terminal operators have appealed to the Federal Government to hasten the construction of ports access roads as part of measures to reduce the cost of doing business.  The operators made the appeal when the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian...
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NIMASA Takes Maritime Capacity Building To Schools
June 3, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Takes Maritime Capacity Building To Schools

Taking its drive for maritime capacity building to the younger generation, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) visited Premier Academy School, Lugbe, in Abuja, to mark this year’s Children’s Day.   The Agency donated educa...
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Visiting Sailors Receive COVID-19 Vaccination At Ports
June 2, 2021 No Responses

Visiting Sailors Receive COVID-19 Vaccination At Ports

International ship crews arriving at the Port of Long Beach and neighboring Port of Los Angeles have received COVID-19 vaccinations to reduce the spread of the infection among seafarer communities. More than 450 crewmembers from 27 ships have received the...
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Shippers Council, Stakeholders Hold Terminal Charges Negotiation
June 1, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council, Stakeholders Hold Terminal Charges Negotiation

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello,  on Monday explained that the council has not increased its terminal charges.  Bello disclosed this at the sideline of an interactive session between the NSC, the Fede...
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